Morpheme
-ent
Type
suffix
Denotation
(1) adjective suffix denoting “having the quality of; doing, being, or characterized by”; (2) agent suffix
Etymology
French -ent; Latin -entem, from -ēns
Evidence
abhorrent, agent, audient, bioluminescent, constituent, convergent, dependent, deterrent, different, effluent, emergent, flatulent, orient, persistent, student, subservient, turbulence, valent, Valentina, Valentine, Valentini, Valentino, Valentinus
Notes
historically dependent on the Latin stem word vowel (-ere, -ire)
See Also
-ence, -ens, -enti, -enzo, -enza, -ant, -ante, -ance, -anza
